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Vermont Agency of Transportation Employee Retention and Knowledge Management Study

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  • McRae, Glenn
  • Vallett, Carol
  • Jewiss, Jennifer

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In 2015, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) developed a new strategic plan that included five goals that would support the agency’s mission and vision. Goal 5 of the plan is: Develop a workforce to meet the strategic needs of the agency. VTrans leaders were concerned with the loss of employees due to turnover and the subsequent impact of knowledge loss on the operations of the agency. This applied research study used a mixed methods approach in data gathering to help determine the state of employee retention and knowledge management (KM) at VTrans and to provide tools that could help with both retention and KM issues. Key steps in this study involved an organizational assessment of turnover and KM practices at VTrans, a scan of other state DOTs concerning retention and KM practices, and a pilot project to address both issues. With guidance provided by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the decision was made to focus most of the research in specific units of the Highway Division. View the NCST Project Webpage

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  • McRae, Glenn & Vallett, Carol & Jewiss, Jennifer, 2018. "Vermont Agency of Transportation Employee Retention and Knowledge Management Study," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt2v5096wc, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.
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